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Route Reliability

Chicago → Portland

ORDPDX · 1,739 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Portland International Airport

75
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
2,730
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Alaska Airlines76%515 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines74%1,386 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines66%829 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ORD–PDX flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 48% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

ORD–PDX flights arrived on time 76% of the time on Thursdays. On Fridays: 68%.

Alaska Airlines runs this route best.

Alaska Airlines arrived on time 76% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 66%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(406 flights)
  • Tue74%(366 flights)
  • Wed71%(357 flights)
  • Thu76%(396 flights)
  • Fri68%(399 flights)
  • Sat74%(375 flights)
  • Sun69%(404 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(471 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(457 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(719 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(399 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(492 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM48%(165 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 77% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%289
July 202572%290
August 202575%293
September 202587%257
October 202570%261
November 202573%170
December 202558%163
January 202673%137
February 202670%147
March 202661%176
April 202665%237
May 202674%283

Based on 2,730 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.